The 22nd & 24th US President - Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland George W. Bush ï¿½ Grover Cleveland, the only President to ever serve nonconsecutive terms, was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1885-89) (1893-97). He was known to be honest, independent, and opposed to corruption and the spoils system. His motto "A public office is a public trust," demonstrated his stubborn courage and integrity. Born in Caldwell, New Jersey on March 18 l837, he is noted for many things. His friends called him "Uncle Jumbo" because of his size and jolly demeanor. He was the first sheriff of Buffalo, New York to hang a man. Grover Cleveland's minister father died when Grover was just sixteen. While Grover was growing up, the Cleveland family moved around quite a bit. At age fourteen, young Grover had gone to work to help support the family. He worked for two years as an assistant at the New York Institute for the Blind.

Ultimately, he left home to go west and seek his dreams, but only got as far as Buffalo, where he ended up staying and working on an uncle's farm. Within a year, Grover became a clerk at a law firm and began to study law. He was soon admitted to the bar. For his work in the Governors race he was named assistant District Attorney in Erie County. He ran in his first election for District Attorney and lost. Then he ran for sheriff and won. He gained a reputation for being honest and exposing corruption. Cleveland went on to become the mayor of Buffalo and Governor of New York, where he came into the national spotlight. As Governor, Cleveland continued his fight for reform. He lost the support of New York's Democratic Party when he argued with Party Chairman, John Kelly. He lost public support when he vetoed a bill that would have lowered the fare on the elevated railroads in New York City. In spite of these problems with the party and the people, Cleveland ran for President. His reputation for integrity made him the ideal candidate to run against the Republicans, who, at that point, had become identified with corruption and scandal. Cleveland defeated James Blaine to become the first Democrat elected to the presidency since the Civil War.

As President, he continued his fight for reform. Upholding the merit system, he not only denied government jobs to thousands of party members, but he convinced Congress to repeal the Tenure of Office Act so that he could remove officials appointed by the previous administration without having to wait until their terms expired. Cleveland vetoed a bill that would have allowed American Civil War veterans to collect pensions for disabilities that occurred after the war, and he stood against protective tariffs on imported goods. During his first term, he married Frances Folsom, becoming the only President to wed while in the White House. Although he received the majority of popular votes, he lost the 1888 election to Benjamin Harrison. In 1892 Grover Cleveland was re-nominated, and this time he beat Harrison. This made him the only US President to serve nonconsecutive terms. He took office again just as the nation was entering a depression. His second administration was beset by political and industrial unrest. He invoked the Monroe Doctrine and threatened, if necessary, to use force to arbitrate a dispute with Britain over a South American boundary.

He recognized the new government American settlers had established in Hawaii, and he prevented expeditions from leaving the US to assist the rebels in Cuba. In the Pullman Strike of 1894, Cleveland sent troops in to break the strike on the grounds that movement of the US mail was being halted. He repealed the Sherman Silver Purchase Act in order to maintain the gold standard of the dollar. When Cleveland left office, the US economy was still in a depression and the United States Treasury was nearly bankrupt. In spite of his stubborn courage and simple honesty, Grover Cleveland was not able to solve the problems facing the nation at that time. He was true to his ideals and, when he thought he was right, said "no," even to powerful groups such as farmers, manufacturers and veterans. Upon leaving office in 1897, Grover Cleveland settled in Princeton, New Jersey, lecturing, writing, and transacting business until he died there on June 24, 1908. On his deathbed he summed up his life well by saying "I have tried so hard to do right." Grover Cleveland - U.S.

Presidents - HISTORY.com Grover Cleveland A+E Networks Introduction Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), who served as the 22nd and 24th U.S. president, was known as a political reformer. He is the only president to date who served two nonconsecutive terms, and also the only Democratic president to win election during the period of Republican domination of the White House that stretched from Abraham Lincoln’s (1809-65) election in 1860 to the end of William Howard Taft’s (1857-1930) term in 1913. Cleveland worked as a lawyer and then served as mayor of Buffalo, New York, and governor of New York state before assuming the presidency in 1885. His record in the Oval Office was mixed. Not regarded as an original thinker, Cleveland considered himself a watchdog over Congress rather than an initiator. In his second term, he angered many of his original supporters and seemed overwhelmed by the Panic of 1893 and the depression that followed. He declined to run for a third term.

Google Early Career Stephen Grover Cleveland was born in Caldwell, New Jersey , on March 18, 1837. He was the fifth of nine children of Richard Falley Cleveland (1804-53), a Presbyterian minister, and Anne Neal Cleveland (1806-82). In 1841, the family moved to upstate New York , where Cleveland’s father served several congregations before his death in 1853. Did You Know? Grover Cleveland vetoed twice as many congressional bills as all 21 of the presidents who preceded him combined--414 vetoes in his first term. Cleveland left school following his father’s death and started working in order to help support his family. Unable to afford a college education, he worked as a teacher in a school for the blind in New York City and then as a clerk in a law firm in Buffalo, New York. After clerking for several years, Cleveland passed the state bar examination in 1859. He started his own law firm in 1862.

Cleveland did not fight in the American Civil War (1861-65); when the Conscription Act was passed in 1863, he paid a Polish immigrant to serve in his place. Sheriff, Mayor and Governor Cleveland’s first political office was sheriff of Erie County, New York, a position he assumed in 1871. During his two-year term, he carried out the death sentence (by hanging) of three convicted murderers. In 1873, he returned to his law practice. He was persuaded to run for mayor of Buffalo in 1881 as a reformer of a corrupt city government. He won the election and took office in 1882. His reputation as an opponent of machine politics grew so rapidly that he was asked to run as the Democratic candidate for governor of New York. Cleveland became governor in January 1883. He was so opposed to unnecessary government spending that he vetoed eight bills sent up by the legislature in his first two months in office. But while Cleveland was popular with the voters, he made enemies within his own party, particularly the powerful Tammany Hall political machine in New York City.

However, he won the respect of New York state assemblyman and future U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) and other reform-minded Republicans. Cleveland was soon regarded as presidential material. First Term in the White House: 1885-89 Cleveland won the Democratic presidential nomination in 1884 in spite of the opposition of Tammany Hall. The 1884 presidential campaign was ugly: Cleveland’s Republican opponent, U.S. Senator James G. Blaine (1830-93) of Maine , was implicated in several financial scandals, while Cleveland was involved in a paternity case in which admitted that he had paid child support in 1874 to a woman who claimed he was the father of her child. In spite of the scandal, Cleveland won the election with the support of the Mugwumps, Republicans who considered Blaine corrupt. Once in office, Cleveland continued the policy of his predecessor, Chester Arthur (1830-86), in basing political appointments on merit rather than party affiliation. He tried to reduce government spending, using the veto more often than any other president up to that point.

Cleveland was a noninterventionist in foreign policy and fought to have protective tariffs lowered. In 1886, Cleveland married Frances Folsom (1864-1947), a student at Wells College in New York who was 27 years his junior. Although Cleveland was not the first president to marry while in office, he is the only one who had the ceremony in the White House . At age 21, Frances became the youngest first lady in U.S. history. The Clevelands would go on to have five children. The tariff issue came back to haunt Cleveland in the presidential election of 1888. Former U.S. Senator Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) of Indiana won the election, in large part because of heavy turnout by voters in the industrial states of the Northeast who saw their jobs threatened by lower tariffs. Cleveland even lost his home state of New York in that election. He returned to New York City and took a position in a law firm for the next four years.

Second Term in the White House: 1893-97 Unlike the campaign of 1884, the presidential campaign of 1892 was quiet and restrained. President Harrison, whose wife, Caroline Harrison (1832-92), was dying of tuberculosis, did not campaign personally, and Cleveland followed suit. Cleveland won the election, in part because voters had changed their minds about high tariffs and also because Tammany Hall decided to throw its support behind him. Cleveland’s second term, however, opened with the worst financial crisis in the country’s history. The Panic of 1893 began with a railroad bankruptcy in February 1893, followed rapidly by bank failures, a nationwide credit crisis, a stock market crash and the failures of three more railroads. Unemployment rose to 19 percent, and a series of strikes crippled the coal and transportation industries in 1894. The American economy did not recover until 1896-97, when the Klondike gold rush in the Yukon touched off a decade of rapid growth. Cleveland was inconsistent in his social views. On the one hand, he opposed discrimination against Chinese immigrants in the West.

On the other hand, he did not support equality for African Americans or voting rights for women, and he thought Native Americans should assimilate into mainstream society as quickly as possible rather than preserve their own cultures. He also became unpopular with organized labor when he used federal troops to crush the Pullman railroad strike in 1894. Cleveland was an honest and hard-working president but he is criticized for being unimaginative and having no overarching vision for American society. Opposed to using legislation to bring about social change, he is best known for strengthening the executive branch of the federal government in relation to Congress. Final Years By the fall of 1896, Cleveland had become unpopular with some factions in his own party. Other Democrats, however, wanted him to run for a third term, as there was no term limit for presidents at that time. Cleveland declined, and former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) of Nebraska won the nomination.

Bryan, who later became famous as an opponent of British naturalist Charles Darwin’s (1809-82) theory of evolution, lost the 1896 election to Governor William McKinley (1843-1901) of Ohio . After leaving the White House in 1897, Cleveland retired to his home in Princeton, New Jersey, and served as a trustee of Princeton University from 1901 until his death. He refused overtures from his party to run again for the presidency in 1904. His health began to fail rapidly at the end of 1907 and he died of a heart attack at the age of 71 on June 24, 1908. According to two of Cleveland’s biographers, his last words were, “I have tried so hard to do right.” Access hundreds of hours of historical video, commercial free, with HISTORY Vault . Start your free trial today. Tags Grover Cleveland Biography - 22nd and 24th US President Updated December 12, 2016.

Grover Cleveland's Childhood and Education: Grover Cleveland was born on March 18, 1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey. He grew up in New York . He started attending school at the age of 11. When his father died in 1853, Cleveland left school to work and support his family. He moved in 1855 to live and work with his Uncle in Buffalo, New York. He studied law in Buffalo and was admitted to the bar in 1859. Family Ties: Cleveland was the son of Richard Falley Cleveland, a Presbyterian minister who died when Grover was 16, and Ann Neal. He had five sisters and three brothers. On June 2, 1886, Cleveland married Frances Folsom in a ceremony in the White House. He was 49 and she was 21. Together they had three daughters and two sons. His daughter Esther was the only President's child born in the White House. Cleveland was alleged to have a child by a premarital affair with Maria Halpin. He was unsure of the child's paternity but accepted responsibility.

continue reading below our video 4 Tips for Improving Test Performance Grover Cleveland's Career Before the Presidency: Cleveland went into law practice and became an active member of the Democratic Party in New York. He became Sheriff of Erie County, New York from 1871-73. He gained a reputation for fighting against corruption. His political career then lead him to be Mayor of Buffalo in 1882. He then went on to become Governor of New York from 1883-85. Election of 1884: In 1884, Cleveland was nominated by the Democrats to run for President. Thomas Hendricks was chosen as his running mate. His opponent was James Blaine. The campaign was one largely of personal attacks rather than substantive issues. Cleveland narrowly won the election with 49% of the popular vote and while gaining 219 of the possible 401 electoral votes . Election of 1892: Cleveland won the nomination again in 1892 despite New York's opposition through the political machine known as Tammany Hall . His Vice-Presidential running mate was Adlai Stevenson.

They ran again the incumbent Benjamin Harrison whom Cleveland had lost to four years prior. James Weaver ran as a third party candidate. In the end Cleveland won with 277 out of a possible 444 electoral votes. Events and Accomplishments of Grover Cleveland’s Presidency: President Cleveland was the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms. First Presidential Administration - March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889 Presidential Succession Act passed in 1886 which provided that upon the death or resignation of both the president and vice-president, the line of succession would go through the cabinet in chronological order of creation. In 1887, the Interstate Commerce Act passed creating the Interstate Commerce Commission. This commission's job was to regulate interstate railroad rates. It was the first federal regulatory agency. In 1887, the Dawes Severalty Act passed granting citizenship and title to reservation land for Native Americans who were willing to renounce their tribal allegiance.

Second Presidential Administration - March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1897 In 1893, Cleveland forced the withdrawal of a treaty which would have annexed Hawaii because he felt that America was wrong in helping with the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani. In 1893, an economic depression began called the Panic of 1893. Thousands of businesses went under and riots broke out. However, the government did little to help because it was not seen as constitutionally allowed. A strong believer in the gold standard, he called Congress into session to repeal the Sherman Silver Purchase Act. According to this act, silver was purchased by the government and was redeemable in notes for either silver or gold. Cleveland's belief that this was responsible for reducing the gold reserves was not popular with many in the Democratic Party . In 1894, the Pullman Strike occurred. The Pullman Palace Car Company had reduced wages and the workers walked out under the leadership of Eugene V. Debs . Violence broke out. Cleveland ordered federal troops in and arrested Debs ending the strike.

Post-Presidential Period: Cleveland retired from active political life 1897 and moved to Princeton, New Jersey. He became a lecturer and member of the Board of Trustees of Princeton University. Cleveland died on June 24, 1908 of heart failure. Historical Significance: Cleveland is considered by historians to have been one of America's better presidents. During his time in office, he helped usher in the beginning of federal regulation of commerce. Further, he fought against what he saw as private abuses of federal money. He was known for acting upon his own conscience despite opposition within his party. Biography of President Grover Cleveland for Kids Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States.

Served as President: 1885-1889 and 1893-1897 Vice President: Thomas Andrews Hendricks, Adlai Ewing Stevenson Party: Democrat Age at inauguration: 47, 55 Born: March 18, 1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey Died: June 24, 1908 in his home in Princeton, New Jersey Married: Frances Folsom Cleveland Children: Ruth, Esther, Marion, Richard, Frances Nickname: Uncle Jumbo, The Beast of Buffalo Biography: What is Grover Cleveland most known for? Grover Cleveland is most famous for being the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms. This means he was president for one term (four years), lost the next election (to Benjamin Harrison ), then came back to win again in the following election. Growing Up Grover was born in New Jersey, but spent much of his childhood growing up in New York. He was the son of a minister and the fifth child in a large family of nine children. His father died when he was a teenager and Grover had to quit school to help support his family.

He only had around four years of formal education and learned to read and write at home. A few years after his father died, Grover decided to move out west. On the way, he stopped off at an uncle's house in Buffalo, New York and ended up staying there. His uncle got him a job clerking for a lawyer. Grover worked hard and studied law. In 1859 he passed the bar and became a lawyer himself. Before He Became President Grover Cleveland ran a successful law practice for many years. In 1870 he started his political career getting elected sheriff of Erie County. He became known as an honest man who didn't play the games of machine politics. This made him popular with the voters. In just a few years, Cleveland was elected Mayor of Buffalo and then to Governor of New York. He continued to be open during this time, making sure that government contracts were open bid and not given to political friends. Cleveland's reputation as a political reformer earned him the Democratic nomination for president in the 1884 election. He was up against James Blaine who was thought to be a corrupt politician. The Democrats saw this as their opportunity to win the presidency back.

Cleveland won in a close election and became president of the United States. Grover Cleveland's wedding by T. de Thulstrup Grover Cleveland's Presidency In an effort to clean up the government, Cleveland vetoed much of the legislation that passed over his desk. He vetoed more than twice as many laws as all the previous presidents before him. He became known as the "Veto President" (this was also President Andrew Johnson 's nickname). 1888 Election and Between Terms In the 1888 election Cleveland lost to Benjamin Harrison. The race was very close as he actually won the popular vote, but lost the electoral vote. When moving out of the White House, it is said that Frances Cleveland told the White House staff she would be returning in four years. She was right as Cleveland would be re-elected president four years later. Grover returned to his law practice over the next four years. He also prepared for his comeback as he ran again in 1892, winning back the White House. He became the only president to serve non-consecutive terms of office. Second Term One year into Cleveland's second term, things went bad in the economy.

The Panic of 1893 happened causing many banks to fail and economic depression. It was the worst depression in the history of the United States up to that point. The only time worse in the history of the U.S. would be the Great Depression in 1929. Cleveland was unsure what to do to lift the country out of depression. The country did not recover while he was president and he was not nominated again in the next election. Grover Cleveland by Eastman Johnson How did he die? Grover Cleveland died of a heart attack around eleven years after leaving the White House. His last words were "I have tried so hard to do right." Fun Facts About Grover Cleveland Rather than fight in the Civil War, he paid a man $150 to fight in his place. This was common in those days. When he was sheriff, Cleveland was also the town executioner and ended up having to personally hang murderers. His slogan for government reform was "public office is a public trust." Cleveland married 21 year old Frances Folsom while he was president. He was the only president to be married in the White House.

The Baby Ruth candy bar was named after Cleveland's daughter Ruth and not after the famous baseball player Babe Ruth. Activities Grover Cleveland | whitehouse.gov Air Force One Grover Cleveland The first Democrat elected after the Civil War in 1885, our 22nd and 24th President Grover Cleveland was the only President to leave the White House and return for a second term four years later (1885-1889 and 1893-1897). The First Democrat elected after the Civil War, Grover Cleveland was the only President to leave the White House and return for a second term four years later. One of nine children of a Presbyterian minister, Cleveland was born in New Jersey in 1837. He was raised in upstate New York. As a lawyer in Buffalo, he became notable for his single-minded concentration upon whatever task faced him. At 44, he emerged into a political prominence that carried him to the White House in three years. Running as a reformer, he was elected Mayor of Buffalo in 1881, and later, Governor of New York.

Cleveland won the Presidency with the combined support of Democrats and reform Republicans, the "Mugwumps," who disliked the record of his opponent James G. Blaine of Maine. A bachelor, Cleveland was ill at ease at first with all the comforts of the White House. "I must go to dinner," he wrote a friend, "but I wish it was to eat a pickled herring a Swiss cheese and a chop at Louis' instead of the French stuff I shall find." In June 1886 Cleveland married 21-year-old Frances Folsom; he was the only President married in the White House. Cleveland vigorously pursued a policy barring special favors to any economic group. Vetoing a bill to appropriate $10,000 to distribute seed grain among drought-stricken farmers in Texas, he wrote: "Federal aid in such cases encourages the expectation of paternal care on the part of the Government and weakens the sturdiness of our national character. . . . " He also vetoed many private pension bills to Civil War veterans whose claims were fraudulent. When Congress, pressured by the Grand Army of the Republic, passed a bill granting pensions for disabilities not caused by military service, Cleveland vetoed it, too.

He angered the railroads by ordering an investigation of western lands they held by Government grant. He forced them to return 81,000,000 acres. He also signed the Interstate Commerce Act, the first law attempting Federal regulation of the railroads. In December 1887 he called on Congress to reduce high protective tariffs. Told that he had given Republicans an effective issue for the campaign of 1888, he retorted, "What is the use of being elected or re-elected unless you stand for something?" But Cleveland was defeated in 1888; although he won a larger popular majority than the Republican candidate Benjamin Harrison, he received fewer electoral votes. Elected again in 1892, Cleveland faced an acute depression. He dealt directly with the Treasury crisis rather than with business failures, farm mortgage foreclosures, and unemployment. He obtained repeal of the mildly inflationary Sherman Silver Purchase Act and, with the aid of Wall Street, maintained the Treasury's gold reserve. When railroad strikers in Chicago violated an injunction, Cleveland sent Federal troops to enforce it.

"If it takes the entire army and navy of the United States to deliver a post card in Chicago," he thundered, "that card will be delivered." Cleveland's blunt treatment of the railroad strikers stirred the pride of many Americans. So did the vigorous way in which he forced Great Britain to accept arbitration of a disputed boundary in Venezuela. But his policies during the depression were generally unpopular. His party deserted him and nominated William Jennings Bryan in 1896. After leaving the White House, Cleveland lived in retirement in Princeton, New Jersey. He died in 1908. The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov are from “The Presidents of the United States of America,” by Frank Freidel and Hugh Sidey. Copyright 2006 by the White House Historical Association.

Grover Cleveland - Biography - IMDb Grover Cleveland Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trivia (30) | Personal Quotes (4) Overview (5) 5' 11" (1.8 m) Mini Bio (1) Grover Cleveland is the only man to serve two, non-consecutive terms as President of the United States, occupying the Oval Office from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. He was the sole Democrat to serve as First Magistrate of the Republic from 1861 through 1913, when Woodrow Wilson, also a Democrat, was inaugurated as the 28th President. Born Stephen Grover Cleveland on March 18, 1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey to a Presbyterian Minister, the future President was a successful lawyer in Buffalo, New York. In 1870, he was elected sheriff of Erie County, New York, in which capacity he personally oversaw the hanging of condemned prisoners.

With a reputation for honesty, Cleveland subsequently was elected Mayor of Buffalo in 1880, as a reform candidate, and Governor of New York two years later. He then secured the Democratic nomination for President in 1884, 1888 and 1892. Grover Cleveland is one of only three men to win the popular vote for President three times or more, sharing that distinction with Andrew Johnson (who lost the Electoral College vote in 1824) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (who won both the popular and Electoral College votes in 1932, '36, '40 & '44). He lost the election of 1888 to Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison, who won the Electoral College vote but lost the popular vote. Like another incumbent (albeit, as serving Vice President) who lost a Presidential election by losing the Electoral College while winning the popular vote, Al Gore, Jr., Cleveland lost his home state, and thus the Presidency. When leaving the White House on March 4, 1889, Mrs.

Frances Cleveland, the erstwhile First Lady, told the staff to keep things as they were, as the Clevelands would be back four years later. She was right. After four years as a lawyer in New York City, Cleveland faced Harrison in a rematch. This time he won. Grover Cleveland was urged by conservative Democrats to seek a fourth nomination for the Presidency in 1896, but he declined. His conservative, pro-gold standard economic policies were rebuffed when his Democratic Party rebuffed him and gave its nod (the first of three) to William Jennings Bryan, a populist who ran on a free silver ticket. In 1904, he also was considered a front-runner for the Democratic nomination, but declined to run, as did Bryan. The party nominated Cleveland's fellow New Yorker Alton B. Parker-- the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals -- who was defeated by the popular incumbent Teddy Roosevelt, also of New York. Grover Cleveland died on June 24, 1908. He was 71 years old. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Jon C.

Hopwood Spouse (1) ( 2 June 1886 - 24 June 1908) (his death) (5 children) Trivia (30) Daughter Esther was the first (and, to date, the only) child to be born inside the White House (1893). His daughter, Ruth Cleveland (1891-1903) was the source of the name of the Baby Ruth candy bar, not the Babe Ruth of baseball fame. His son Francis (1903-1995) lived to age 92 which was 158 years after his father's birth. President of the United States, 1885-1889 and 1893-1897. Remains to date the only President to have ever been elected President of the United States twice out of succession. He was President from 1885-1889 and then re-elected to office after Benjamin Harrison 's single term and served from 1893 to 1897.

Pictured on the 22¢ US postage stamp in the Presidential Series, issued 22 November 1938. Pictured on a US 12¢ regular-issue postage stamp issued 20 March 1923. First US President to be photographed by a motion picture camera. It was on the occasion of William McKinley 's inauguration on 4th March 1897, and thus records Cleveland's final hours as President. Children: Ruth (3 October 1891 - 6 January 1904); Esther (9 September 1893 - 1980); Marion (7 July 1895 - 1977); Richard Folsom (28 October 1897 - 1974); Francis Grover (18 July 1903 - 1995) Was named guardian of his future wife, Frances, upon the death of her father, his law partner, Oscar Folsom. Frances later became the youngest First Lady in history (21).

Mayor of Buffalo, New York [1882] Admitted to the New York State bar [May 1859] Known as "Big Steve" during his tenure as Sheriff of Erie County, New York [1870 - 1873] Quit school at the age of 14 to help out his family. The 5th of nine children. Named after Stephen Grover, whose church Stephen's father, the Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland, had taken over. First and only president to be married in the White House. A staunch enemy of bloated government, Cleveland vetoed more bills than all the previous 21 presidents combined. Top 10 Things to Know About Grover Cleveland Top 10 Things to Know About Grover Cleveland American History Expert By Martin Kelly Grover Cleveland was born on March 18, 1837, in Caldwell, New Jersey. Following are ten key facts to know about Grover Cleveland and his time as president. Grover Cleveland - Twenty-Second and Twenty-Fourth President of the United States. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-7618 DLC 1.

Moved Many Times in His Youth Grover Cleveland grew up in New York. His father, Richard Falley Cleveland, was a Presbyterian minister who moved his family many times due to being transferred to new churches. He died when his son was only sixteen, causing Cleveland to leave school to help his family. He later moved to Buffalo, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1859. continue reading below our video 10 Facts About the Titanic That You Don't Know 2. Only President to Marry in the White House When Cleveland was forty-nine, he married Frances Folsom at the White House becoming the only president to do so. They had five children together. Their daughter, Esther, was the only president's child to be born in the White House. Frances soon became quite an influential first lady. She set trends from hairstyles to clothing choices. Her image was also used without her permission to advertise many products. After Cleveland died in 1908, Frances became the first president's wife to remarry. 3. Was Known for His Honesty as a Politician Cleveland became an active member of the Democratic Party in New York. He made a name for himself fighting against corruption.

In 1882, he became the mayor of Buffalo, and then the governor of New York. He made many enemies because of his acts against corruption and dishonesty which would later hurt him when he came up for reelection. 4. Won the Contentious Election of 1884 With 49% of the Popular Vote Cleveland was nominated as the Democratic candidate for president in 1884. His opponent was Republican James Blaine. During the campaign, the Republicans tried to use Cleveland's past involvement with Maria C. Halpin against him. Halpin had given birth to a son in 1874 and named Cleveland as the father. He agreed to pay child support, eventually paying for him to be put into an orphanage. The Republicans used this in their fight against him. However, he did not run from the charges and his honesty when dealing with this issue was well received by the voters. In the end, Cleveland won the election with only 49 percent of the popular vote and 55 percent of the electoral vote. 5. Angered Veterans With His Vetoes When Cleveland was president, he received a number of requests from Civil War veterans for pensions.

Cleveland took the time to read through each request, vetoing any that he felt was fraudulent or lacked merit. In addition, he vetoed a bill that allowed disabled veterans to receive benefits no matter what caused the disability. 6. The Presidential Succession Act Was Passed During His Time in Office When James Garfield died, an issue with presidential succession was brought to the forefront. If the vice president became the president while the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate were not in session, there would be no one to take over the presidency if the new president passed away. The Presidential Succession Act was passed providing for a line of succession. 7. Was President During the Creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission In 1887, the Interstate Commerce Act was passed. This was the first federal regulatory agency. Its goal was to regulate interstate railroad rates. It required rates to be published. Unfortunately, it was not given the ability to enforce the act but it was a key first step to control corruption. 8. Was the Only President to Serve Two Non-Consecutive Terms Cleveland ran for reelection in 1888. However, the Tammany Hall group from New York City caused him to lose the presidency.

When he ran again in 1892, they tried to keep him from winning again. However he was able to win by only ten electoral votes. This would make him the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms. 9. Served His Second Term During a Period of Economic Upheaval Soon after Cleveland became president for a second time,the Panic of 1893 occurred. This economic depression resulted in millions of unemployed Americans. Riots occurred and many turned to the government for help. Cleveland agreed with many others that the government's role was not to help people harmed by the natural lows of the economy. Another economic issue that occurred during Cleveland's presidency was the determination of how the US currency should be backed. Cleveland believed in the gold standard while others backed silver. Due to the passage of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act during Benjamin Harrison's time in office, Cleveland was concerned that the gold reserves had dwindled. He helped push the repeal of the Act through Congress. During this era, laborers increased the fight for better working conditions. On May 11, 1894, the workers at the Pullman Palace Car Company in Illinois walked out under the leadership of Eugene V. Debs.

The resulting Pullman Strike became quite violent resulting in Cleveland ordering troops in and arresting Debs and other leaders. 10. Retired to Princeton After Cleveland's second term, he retired from active political life. He became a member of the board of trustees of Princeton University and continued to campaign for various Democrats. He wrote for the Saturday Evening Post. On June 24, 1908, Cleveland died of heart failure.

Question: Grover Cleveland was the only US president to serve non-consecutive terms. Which president, the 23rd, served in between his two terms?
Answer: Benjamin Harrison